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Google launches Incognito Mode for its Maps App on Android

The incognito mode for maps will work the same as the old incognito mode for chrome browser.

SNS | New Delhi | November 2, 2019 12:12 pm

Google launches Incognito Mode for its Maps App on Android

Google Maps. (Photo: iStock)

Google has started rolling out incognito mode for Google Maps to Android devices.

The US-based tech giant had made an announcement about the launch months ago at a Google IO.

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The incognito mode for maps will work the same as the old incognito mode for chrome browser, it will not save the navigation history or searches in the users’ account.

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Users with updated Preview Maps version 10.26 can access the feature by heading into the app, tapping their profile picture, then selecting “Turn on Incognito mode.”

(With input from agencies)

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